2008 Schedule of Events
(TENTATIVE- All times are approximate)
Friday, May 9th @ 7pm
Newberry Oak View Middle School Auditorium
Children's and Teen Pageants (5-16 year olds)
Admission $1.00
Saturday, May 10th @ 9am
Newberry Oak View Middle School Auditorium
Baby Pageants (0-4 year olds)
Admission $1.00
Carnival, MAY 16th - 18th @ 6PM to 10pM
Come enjoy the carnival!
Friday, May 16th @ 7:30pm
Newberry Oak View Middle School Auditorium
Queen’s Pageant (Crowning on Saturday)
Admission $1.00
Saturday, May 17th – ALL DAY
Canterbury Equestrian Showplace
(Gate Admission $1 per person – under 3 yrs FREE)
- 9:00 AM
Parade, Business, Craft and Food Exhibits, Games, Carnival (All Day) and Free Sliced Watermelon - 10:30 AM
Introduction of 2008 Queen Contestants - 11:00 AM
Introduction of 2008 Little Kings and Queens, 5-13yr old Queens & Teen Queen - 12 noon
Deadlines for ALL Contest Entries (including Pie/Cake Baking and BIG Melon Entries) - 12:30 to 3 PM
Contests: Hog Calling, Watermelon Eating, Watermelon Roll (limited to 5 year olds and under), Seed Spitting, & Pie/Cake Baking - 3:00 to 4:00 PM
Auction: Watermelon Items and Big Melons - 4:00 to 5:00 PM
BREAK – Setup Sound Systems for Concert - 5:00 to 5:30 PM
Awards: Pie/Baking Contest, Parade and Big Melons - 5:30 to 5:45 PM
THANK YOU to all Sponsors and Contributors - 6:00 to 6:30 PM
Crowning of 2008 Newberry Watermelon Festival Queen - 6:30 to 7:30 PM
Entertainment – Newberry’s own Mark Copeland - 7:30 to 8:30 PM
Recording Artist - Cowboy Crush
Concert Reserved Seats were purchased at the Information Booth the day of the festival. There was a limited number of reserved seats and they were sold on a "1st come 1st serve" basis, with a limit of 10/per person. We accept CASH ONLY. There were FREE bleacher style seats available as well.
All pageants were held in the Newberry Oak View Middle School Auditorium.